We help organisations realise the value of their business strategy, allowing them to engage in a more meaningful way with their end customers. Our clients work with us because they know for us it’s never just about the project at hand. It’s about creating lasting partnerships built on trust and enabling their long-term success. 

Our DevOps Department is a tight-knit team of professionals specialising in optimising the software development lifecycle. Comprising DevOps engineers, system administrators, release managers, and automation specialists, we collaborate closely with software engineering, quality assurance, and IT operations

Due to the nature of the client engagements, every employee needs to be able to achieve Security Clearance.

This means that you need to have the right to take up employment within the UK, do not have or require any visa to work, and have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years without any gap(s) totalling more than 6 months.

As an employer we believe in facilitating a flexible work pattern whilst taking into consideration operational requirements,  client and individual needs. We are proud of our hybrid work pattern that typically sees employees in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week. 

You should be able to easily commute to our London office.  For some roles/projects, travel to the clients offices will be required and the frequency is often determined by the client.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of 6point6. We welcome applicants with different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds, and are proud to have an organisational culture where employees can bring their authentic selves to work.

We are actively looking for a Principal DevOps Consultant to join our dynamic engineering team. In this crucial role, you will oversee and mentor a team of up to five DevOps engineers while leading and development projects. Your responsibilities might include defining and implementing DevOps strategies and best practices to optimise our clients processes and systems, leading and managing diverse DevOps and development projects, contributing to writing, reviewing code and a proven track record in managing large-scale data environments and expertise in Kafka and Kubernetes. 

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience handling Kafka setups with billions of messages and thousands of topics, demonstrating a deep understanding of its architecture and optimization techniques. Additionally, expertise in Kubernetes is required, with the ability to manage and scale clusters efficiently, involving large numbers of pods, and a strong command of Docker and other containerization technologies.

You will need to be able to build rapport with clients, provide expert advice, design and develop solutions as well as manage or implement cloud infrastructure and data platforms ensuring scalability and reliability. Additionally, you must show experience with the development and implementation of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes to streamline development processes.

Key responsibilities in this role include:

• Define and implement DevOps strategies and best practices to optimise processes and systems

• Perform line management duties to a team of up to 5 engineers

• Be involved in setting DevOps department standards and technical direction, creating training materials and running “brown bag” training sessions for the wider team

• Support and Train junior colleagues under your line management, within your projects, and the wider DevOps department

• Lead and manage diverse DevOps and development projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery

• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code technical solutions (as an example, via kube/helm & terraform)

• Contribute to writing and reviewing code according to project needs and designs

• Apply DevOps best practices of automation, TDD and tooling to CI/CD pipelines 

• Design, Develop and manage cloud infrastructure and data platforms to ensure scalability and reliability

• Work as in a cross-discipline agile development team (managed via Scrum Agile processes)

It would also be great if you can bring in the following skills as an optional extra:

• Software development as part of a cross-disciplined team (Java)

Scrum master qualifications or experience, help project management by running standups and other agile ceremonies

• Proven experience in Senior DevOps roles, with a track record of managing teams and projects

• Experience line managing Engineers, and the associated mentoring and train of up and coming Engineers

• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS

• Working experience in developing CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Drone or similar tooling

• Knowledge of (IaC) Infrastructure as Code Systems, preferably Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform

• Strong coding skills in languages such as Python, Bash, Ruby or Go

• Experience working in an Agile Delivery Team (preferability experience of Scrum/Kanban methodologies)

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to build and maintain client relationships

• Working knowledge in Kafka cluster (preferably on MSK AWS platform), Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)

It would be beneficial, but not required if you have :

• Experience developing software with at least one common programming language (preferably Java and/or Python)

• Knowledge of foundational Software Engineering technologies such as TDD (Cucumber), Unit Testing (JUnit), Linting, and Software Frameworks (Spring)

As a technology consultancy, we look for people who can deliver both exceptional technical solutions and work as true partners to the organisations we support. To do this you must be able to:

Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, demonstrated through:

• Effectively explain complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience

• Writing meaningfully to deliver clear information, and guidance

• Giving impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points

Demonstrate critical thinking by:

• Analysing and evaluating information

• Using information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions

• Displaying familiarity and comfort with a breadth of technologies (appropriate to the level of the role) and an appreciation of how they can be combined and applied to solve customer problems.

Work in partnership with others to:

• Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure synergy

• Collaborate meaningfully with all parties to ensure outcomes are reached effectively

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.

During your career with us, we actively encourage and support employees to continually upskill and develop their skills and knowledge.

Who are 6point6, part of Accenture?

Now part of Accenture, 6point6 drives the right change in every organisation through the positive impact of technology. Leading with strategy, architecture, and design, we connect cloud, data, and cyber to engineer and deliver large-scale, complex transformations across public and private sectors. 

We help organisations realise the value of their business strategy, allowing them to engage in a more meaningful way with their end customers. Our clients work with us because they know for us it’s never just about the project at hand. It’s about creating lasting partnerships built on trust and enabling their long-term success.

We have lead offices in central London and Manchester, as well as access to other Accenture office locations around the UK.

Why us?

6point6 strives to create and maintain a work environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency and respect.  We champion diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  A number of employee-led groups work with us to create a unique, fun and fulfilling environment that contributes positively to our culture and our corporate social responsibility commitments.

We are fully committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best people and operate a zero tolerance culture towards any discrimination.

Irrespective of your needs, and no matter how small, please let the Recruitment Team know if there are any ways that we can support you during the hiring process. 

Benefits

From health and wellness to lifestyle and finances, we have your best interests at heart.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes all the standard offerings you’d expect like company bonus plan, pension, private medical, life assurance and income protection. Employee wellbeing is also of the utmost importance to us and we have many benefits supporting wellbeing including an employee assistance programme, life coaching, a cycle to work scheme with bike storage and much more.

Our Values

Our people shape our culture and our values are embedded into everything we do.

HUMAN: We celebrate our differences and bring our authentic selves to work. We are one, inclusive, team.

DEDICATED: We are dedicated to each other, our clients and to our profession. We care.

HONEST: We embrace transparency, act with integrity and encourage everyone to speak openly.

BRAVE: We empower each other to make bold decisions, to take ownership and to challenge with respect.

 

We are a disability confident committed employer.
If you have access requirements and would like to discuss with us, please contact us: recruitment@6point6.co.uk